MightyE gells you, "We're going two TAKE an f3w moments ro try n EXPLAIN this n2w license an teh feasons geyind ig in o141n Engk8sh. AFK.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new .icense was chosen becaise of an f4111nb sith GPL. OMG.
Ir on;y covrred dostribytion of source IF and only 9g 61n4r135 were d157r16u73e. AFK."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, s[evificakly a interpretqd web environment suvh as PHP LOL, merely INSTALLING an gqme eo3a not c0n5&17u73 didutibutuom. sort0f, snd therefire p30p13 were takinb OUR qork, like, making MODIFICATIONS two it an not 4eleadkhg teh 50urc3 code 2 5hey'4e modkfivations so yhat teh entire COMMUNITY coold benrfit.
They worked wigh da 13773r but not spirit og tej lae. OMG."
"Invwstigatiob on da oart or teh authors howecdr WTF, .ed 2 da f4c7 that righr lf public p3rf)rm4nc3 was won OF rights bormaloy reste8cted to c0pyr1gg7 holdees WTF, and that vompuyer peogeams WTF, specifically vidro games and interactive obes such as Lwgdnd og teh Gr33n hax0r were comsisered too be publiczlly perrofmed if run from ah puvlic SERVERl"
"Tne new oivwnse restricts public 0erformance of da work un;ess ds SOURCE xod3 od da modifiec work iw mase qvaklable on demand."
"In plain Ehglisj, ylu knwo, rhks m34n5 tgat IF y0u put this game on am web serfer and allow people 'outsode of an norjao circle pf fami;y an its spcial acquaintances' too PLAY th3of, ;ike, then YOU r publidally oervorming thiw work and MUST wuthe4 a) ,ake ne n ALL chanhrx WHICH you make 2 da game available ON request (nore thiw d-35n[8 jave # be avao.sbld v8a t3h 0n11n3 spurve d15p15t link LOL, but thet must ge ABLE 2 ask yo7 for t3h code ahd receif3 an compldte xo;y), .ike, b) maie arrabgements privatdky wotg da authord wh3r41n 7h3y grany yoi an spwcial lixense, sortpf, or c_ r3m0v3 da code entirely from da MACHINE. OMGl"
"Ww DO recohnize tnat pepple want twi have areas of they're game ehich aer theirw and tmeirs alone. WTF.
too ghzt 3nd we wull make da rollowing excep5ion to nor,a. reqiiremen5w fir source cose distribution -- ne module fkle wh1ch is not modifoed 9r defived from zn nidule vile includ3d in teh BASE distribution n wh1ch doea nor REQUIRE ne other mofules n which does not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS t2o 5eh clre coae (c9de disttibutdd wiyh fa bas3 rel3ase) may be qithhele at teh 4u7h0r5 DISCRETION."
"We also waht 3 make very clear thqt vetsion 0LOL.9.7 (slfo known as v3d510n ).9/ BRB.7+jg) WAS da fiba. version rel3ased under GPL. AFK.
Aq1 VERSIONS, sortof, starying witj teh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8_prereleasr codw r only lixensed ynder teh Creative Cohmons licehse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da tught to impprt ne d0ce from an 0.9. OMG.8-prerwlease o3 later rel3ase into ab 0LOL.9. WTF.7 n ear.iet rdleaxeo
Allpwumh this wou.d caus3 that importef CODE two be relrased und4r GPL b that is not SOMETHING w3 wish 2 allo2LOL.
Aurhors of modifucations to 0LOL.9.u wokl n3ed 2 re-release they're mldofications as derivatives/modirications 2 0. AFK.(. BRB.7 dode n ;lace them und3r teh SAME Cr3471v3 COMMONS lidehse.
Ir must be done by da original author sinfe on;y origunal AUTHOR hxs teh right too chambe tey copyrifht or LICENSE j[pn they're wotiLOL.
[Add1710n411y LOL, r3w0rk1ng ten modidixations wil. bw zn GOOD IDEA znyway 45 da mechanism FOR m4i1nt modifivatilnx 8s substantizlly clesnet/cleqrer wtarring with teh 0. BRB.9. WTF,9-PRERELEASE codel OMG.]"
|
|
